CN101682640A

CN101682640A - Methods, systems, and apparatus for content licensing

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Publication number: CN101682640A
Application number: CN200880020677A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 罗伯特·D·布里格斯; 布赖恩·迈尼尔
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2007-06-19
Filing date: 2008-06-19
Publication date: 2010-03-24
Anticipated expiration: 2028-06-19
Also published as: JP2014029695A; CN103188261B; WO2008157732A2; WO2008157732A3; EP2521333A3; JP2012230685A; JP5571124B2; JP5296066B2; KR101489725B1; CN101682640B; EP2171978A2; KR20110082093A; KR20140046487A; CN103188261A; EP2521333A2; KR101333214B1; JP2010531024A; US20090063350A1; KR20130069838A; KR20110111546A

Abstract

A method of obtaining one or more licenses to use content is provided. The method may include scanning an original device to locate digital content residing thereon and requesting a license to use thedigital content on the original device, a destination device, or a combination thereof from a licensing server. Systems and apparatus for obtaining one or more licenses to use content are further provided.

Description

The method, system and the equipment that are used for the content permission

Advocate priority according to 35U.S.C. § 119

The title of present application for patent opinion application on June 19th, 2007 is the 60/945th of " method, system and the equipment (METHODS; SYSTEMS; AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT LICENSING) that are used for the content permission " the, the priority of No. 095 provisional application case, and described provisional application case transfers this case assignee and clearly being incorporated herein by reference hereby.

Background technology

Portable electron device is ubiquitous.Many devices in these devices have the ability that permission user (for example) arrives music download via internet or air interface this device.In case music is downloaded, the user just can use described device to insert and play described music.The user may must purchase will allow in the download of portable electron device place and use the licence of described music.Regrettably, the user may not insert same music from different portable electron devices, unless buy another licence that allows the user to insert described music at described another device place.

Based on above-mentioned situation, it will be favourable making the user insert the chosen content that described user can insert legally on different device with discounted price.

Summary of the invention

Hereinafter present the simplification of one or more aspects general introduction so that basic comprehension to these a little aspects is provided.This general introduction is not the extensive overview to all contemplated aspects, and the scope that is not intended to identify the key or the important element of all aspects or limits any or all aspect.The sole purpose of this general introduction is some notions that present one or more aspects in simplified form, as the preamble of the more detailed description content that presents after a while.

A kind of method that obtains to use one or more licences of content is provided.Described method can comprise: the scanning primitive apparatus resides on digital content on it with the location; And the licence that uses described digital content from the permit server request in primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination.

In another aspect, provide a kind of device that is used to insert content.Described device can comprise: be used to scan primitive apparatus resides on the digital content on it with the location device; And the device that is used for using in primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination the licence of described digital content from the permit server request.

In another aspect, provide a kind of device that is used to insert content.The memory that described device can comprise processor and can supply described processor to insert.Described memory comprises: be used to scan primitive apparatus resides on the digital content on it with the location at least one instruction; And at least one instruction that is used for using in primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination the licence of described digital content from the permit server request.

In aspect another, provide a kind of computer program, and it can comprise computer-readable media.Described computer-readable media can comprise: be used to cause the computer scanning primitive apparatus to reside at least one instruction of the digital content on it with the location; And be used to cause computer to use at least one instruction of the licence of described digital content in primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination from the permit server request.

In aspect another, disclose a kind of method of organize content licence, and it can comprise: receive use the request of the licence of content at destination device from primitive apparatus; From primitive apparatus receive the card that asks for permission at the tabulation of digital content; And the search content entitlements database is with the content of location coupling.

In another aspect, disclose a kind of permit server, and it can comprise: be used for receiving device to the request of the licence that uses content at destination device from primitive apparatus; Be used for from primitive apparatus receive the card that asks for permission at the device of tabulation of digital content; And be used for the search content entitlements database to locate the device of the content of mating.

In aspect another, provide a kind of permit server.The memory that described permit server can comprise processor and can supply described processor to insert.Described memory can comprise: be used for receiving at least one instruction to the request of the licence that uses content at destination device from primitive apparatus; Be used for from primitive apparatus receive the card that asks for permission at least one instruction of tabulation of digital content; And be used for the search content entitlements database to locate at least one instruction of the content of mating.

In aspect another, provide a kind of computer program, and it can comprise computer-readable media.Described computer-readable media can comprise: be used to cause computer to receive at least one instruction to the request of the licence that uses content at destination device from primitive apparatus; Be used to cause computer from primitive apparatus receive the card that asks for permission at least one instruction of tabulation of digital content; And be used to cause computer search content rights database to locate at least one instruction of the content of mating.

In another aspect, provide a kind of content licensing system.Described content licensing system can comprise first device that can operate with the access content, and the permit server of communicating by letter with described first device.Described permit server can be operated to produce and use and can install the licence of the content that inserts by first.

In aspect another, provide a kind of content licensing system.Described content licensing system can comprise can be operated with first device that inserts content and the permit server of communicating by letter with described first device.Described permit server can be operated with generation and have installing the licence of the right of the content that inserts by first.

In aspect another, provide a kind of content licensing system.Described content licensing system can comprise can be operated to insert first device of content, and second installs, and installs the permit server of communicating by letter with second device with first.Described permit server can be operated to be created in the last use of second device can install the licence of the content that inserts by first.

In another aspect, provide a kind of content licensing system.Described content licensing system can comprise can be operated to insert first device of content, and second installs, and installs the permit server of communicating by letter with second device with first.Described permit server can be operated with generation and have installing the licence of the right of the content that inserts by first.In addition, second device can be operated to insert described content according to the licence that is produced.

In order to realize aforementioned and relevant purpose, described one or more aspects comprise the feature of hereinafter describing and particularly pointing out comprehensively in claims.Some illustrative aspect of content and one or more aspects of accompanying drawing set forth in detail is below described.Yet several modes in the variety of way of the principle that can use various aspects are only indicated in these aspects, and described aspect is intended to comprise all these a little aspects and equivalents thereof.

Description of drawings

Hereinafter will describe the aspect that is disclosed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is in order to illustrate rather than limit the aspect that is disclosed that accompanying drawing is provided, and wherein similar label is represented element, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the first exemplary unrestricted aspect of description licensing system;

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the second exemplary unrestricted aspect of description licensing system;

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the 3rd exemplary unrestricted aspect of description licensing system;

Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the 4th exemplary unrestricted aspect of description licensing system;

Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the 5th exemplary unrestricted aspect of description licensing system;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of explanation according to the method for the acquisition content licenses of an aspect;

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of explanation according to the method that content licenses is provided of another aspect;

Fig. 8 is the block diagram of explanation according to the exemplary data network of an aspect;

Fig. 9 is explanation operating will transmit the functional block diagram of delivery of content to an aspect of the server of one or more wireless devices as a stream via radio data network according to an aspect; And

Figure 10 is the block diagram of explanation according to the wireless telephonic exemplary unrestricted aspect of an aspect.

Embodiment

Hereinafter describe system of the present invention, device, equipment, method and computer-readable product in more detail, show aspect of the present invention in the accompanying drawing referring to accompanying drawing.Should understand, the teaching of this paper can many kinds forms embody and any ad hoc structure disclosed herein, function or above-mentioned both are all just representational.Based on the teaching of this paper, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that aspect disclosed herein can be independent of any others and implements, and two or more aspects in these aspects can make up in every way.For instance, can use any number aspect in the aspect that this paper states to come facilities and equipments or hands-on approach.In addition, can use one or more in the aspect of stating except that this paper or be different from other one or more structure in the aspect that this paper states, functional or implement this equipment or put into practice the method with the functional structure that combines.

As used herein, " exemplary " speech is used to mean " serving as example, example or explanation ".Any aspect that this paper is described as " exemplary " not necessarily is interpreted as more preferred or favourable than others.

One or more aspects of content licensing system are below described.Described content licensing system makes the user can obtain licence at the chosen content that uses the user to have on the destination device or can be inserted from the original calculation device by the user on the original calculation device.In another embodiment, the content licensing system can be bought in the right that has the chosen content that has on the primitive apparatus of user the user or can be inserted by the user on the destination device on the original calculation device user.

According to an aspect, licensed content is a protected digit content, and it can be content protected by copyright in an example.Under the situation of no any restriction, can licensedly comprise application program, figure, paper, audio frequency, video, the tinkle of bells, wallpaper, music, tone, picture, address book etc. for the exemplary content of using or have.

In an example, the content licensing system comprises primitive apparatus, destination device and permit server.In primitive apparatus and the destination device each comprises the permission client, and permit server comprises licensed service.According to an aspect, the content licensing system further comprises distribution system.In an example, admission process is downloaded on primitive apparatus and is moved by the user and permits that client begins.In an example, primitive apparatus and destination device can be the calculation element of any kind.In another example, primitive apparatus and/or destination device can be mobile device.

In an example, according to agreement, lawful right holder's authorization license server for the treatment of licensed content collect the charges or the prerequisite of other reward (for example suitable subscription charge with, suitable purchasing price etc.) under authorize the licence of whole or specified subset that uses or have right holder's content to other people.According to described agreement, right holder is to the whole or selection subsets that can be registered right holder's content by the content rights database that permit server inserts.

In one aspect, the content that the permission client operation downloads to primitive apparatus or can be inserted by primitive apparatus with scanning.After this, the user communicates by letter with permit server via the permission client, thereby the licence of chosen content is used or buys in request.Defined licensed service can be operated the request to chosen content with the reception user in the permit server, and the search content entitlements database is to seek the registered content of coupling.If navigate to the registered content of coupling, the permit server operation is to use or to have the new licence of chosen content on destination device under the prerequisite that is created in the suitable expense of payment so.In an example, described suitable expense can be discounted price.After this, can chosen content be sent to destination device according to new licensing agreement.In an example, primitive apparatus also can obtain chosen content according to new licensing agreement.

According to an aspect, primitive apparatus, server and destination device can be the wired or wireless terminal of any kind, including (but not limited to) the wired or wireless device of desktop PC, notebook computer, radio telephone, beep-pager, PDA, E-mail device, flat computer or other type.In aspect one or more, described server and described device can be the device of any kind, and the corresponding connection that is associated of arrival network can be wireless, wired or its arbitrary combination.Therefore, can use almost any operation comes the implementation content licensing system with the network configuration of the multiple server of function that content licensing system as described herein is provided and terminal aspect that has.

In one embodiment, can use the wireless device of carrying out runtime environment to come the implementation content licensing system.A kind of this runtime environment is the BREW that is used for by Qualcomm (QUALCOMMIncorporated) exploitation in San Diego, CA city

Software platform.Described runtime environment is used for (for example) by the operation that the vague generalization of device specific resources is called simplification device is provided.One or more aspects of it should be noted that the content licensing system are fit to use with the runtime environment of other type that the content permission is provided to wired or wireless device.

Original therein and/or destination device has in the example of BREW function, and the content licensing system allows the user to insert chosen content on second destination device, thereby obtains right by subscribing to agreement or providing funds to buy option.

At first, show the first exemplary unrestricted aspect of content licensing system, and its summary is expressed as 100 referring to Fig. 1.As shown in the figure, content licensing system 100 can comprise primitive apparatus 102, destination device 104 and permit server 106.In particular aspects, permit server 106 can be communicated by letter with first destination device 104 with primitive apparatus 102 with the communication channel that is associated via network 108.Network 108 can be the network of any kind.For instance, network 108 can be cable network, wireless network, private network, public network or its arbitrary combination.In addition, the communication channel that is associated can be wire communication channel, radio communication channel or its combination of any kind.

Fig. 1 indicates permit server 106 can comprise licensed service 110 therein.In addition, primitive apparatus 102 can comprise the first permission client 112 that is installed in wherein (for example, in the memory of primitive apparatus 102).Destination device 104 also can comprise the second permission client 114 therein.

As shown in fig. 1, the first right holder 116 can (for example) communicate by letter with permit server 106 via network 108.The first right holder 116 can conclude first agreement 118 with permit server 106 owner of permit server 106 (that is, with).As described in more detail, first agreement 118 can be authorized permit server 106 or its owner and used or have by the first right holder 116 and create, have or the licence of the whole or specified subset of content associated therewith otherwise.Can under the prerequisite of collection of charges or other reward, authorize described licence.Fig. 1 shows that further content rights database 120 can be connected to permit server 106 or can be inserted by permit server 106.But content rights database 120 memory contentss and the right 122 that is associated, for example content and the right that receives from the first right holder 116.

Fig. 1 describes user 124 and can be associated with primitive apparatus 102.In addition, content server 126 connectable to network 108.Content store database 128 can be connected to content server 126.In particular aspects, the inlet that user 124 can be provided by content server 126 inserts the chosen content that is stored on the content store database 128 via network 108.Should be understood that content store database 128 can be any medium that is fit to memory contents.

In particular aspects, user 124 can insert and use the digital content that resides on the primitive apparatus 102.User 124 can further insert and use the digital content that can reside on other network equipment, as long as this content can be inserted by primitive apparatus 102.The digital content that user 124 can further use primitive apparatus 102 (for example) to store by network 108 long-range accesses.According to an example, user 124 can communicate by letter with permit server 106 by the user interface that is provided by primitive apparatus 102 or be associated with primitive apparatus 102.In another aspect, user 124 can be by user interface and permit server 106 interactions that provided by web browser.

As described in greater detail below, in one aspect in, user 124 can obtain to use or have the licence of the content that user 124 can insert via primitive apparatus 102 on different device (for example first destination device 104).In one aspect, permit server 106 can be implemented HTTPS, network service (SOAP) etc., with first permission client 112 or the content licensing system 100 in other component communication.

In particular aspects, the first right holder 116 can have the lawful right to the first right holder's digital content.The first right holder 116 can be the entity of compulsory execution of the copyright protection of the generation, manufacturing, distribution and the sales promotion that are configured to manage and coordinate digital content and digital content.

As the lawful right holder, according to first agreement 118, but the first right holder, 116 authorization license server 106 collect the charges or the prerequisite of other reward under authorize the licence of whole or specified subset that uses or have the first right holder's content.For instance, according to first agreement 118, but the first right holder, 116 authorization license server 106 content that the permission to use first right holder 116 is had under the prerequisite that the good subscription charge of collecting agreement is used.Perhaps, but the permission under the prerequisite of collecting the good buying expenses of agreement of the first right holder, 116 authorization license server 106 has chosen content.In an example, the first right holder 116 can register the whole or selection subsets of the first right holder's content to content entitlements database 120.

In one aspect, user 124 can communicate by letter with permit server 106 and use or buy the licence of chosen content with request.In an example, described chosen content can local be stored on the primitive apparatus 102 that is associated with user 124.In another example, but described chosen content remote storage in the content store database 128 that can insert via network 108 and content server 126 by primitive apparatus 102.

In addition, the permission of first in primitive apparatus client 112 may be able to be operated with scanning primitive apparatus 102, to find or the location digital content that resides on the primitive apparatus 102 or can be inserted by primitive apparatus 102 otherwise.Under the situation in digital content is stored in content store database 128, the first permission client 112 may be able to be operated with by utilizing content server 126 to come scans content stored data base 128.Should understand; can can comprise by the content that primitive apparatus 102 inserted or downloaded to primitive apparatus 102 any with the shielded content of digital form, for example music, video, application program, picture, bell sound, wallpaper, paper, game ratings, score, contact person, calendar etc.As used herein, term " application program " also can comprise the have executable content file of (for example object identification code, script, syllabified code, making language document and patch).In addition, " application program " as referred herein also can comprise and be essentially the file that can not carry out, and the document that for example may need to open maybe needs other data file of inserting.

Can understand, user 124 can ask to scan the whole contents that is stored on the content store database 128 or the subclass of content.What must further note is, user 124 can be given all of scan for networks server or the option of selection subsets, so that consumer positioning 124 has or the content that can insert via primitive apparatus 102.In one aspect, the first permission client 112 may can be operated with the scan base file, and described library file is configured to comprise and the metadata that downloads to primitive apparatus 102 or can be associated by the content that primitive apparatus 102 inserts.According to an example, the first permission client 112 can produce the tabulation that contains the metadata that is associated with the content that is scanned.In another example, the catalogued file of described content selectable on primitive apparatus 102.

In case scan operation finishes, the first permission client 112 just can provide the option of acquisition via the new permit of the subclass of first destination device, the 104 whole institute's scans content of access or institute's scans content to the user.According to new licensing agreement, the user can have the right of using or have chosen content on first destination device 104 under the prerequisite of the suitable expense of payment.For instance, the user can select any subclass or whole contents wanted by the square frame that mark is associated with metadata corresponding to chosen content.

As hereinafter describing in more detail, user 124 can obtain to insert the licence of chosen content according to subscription plan on first destination device 104.Perhaps, the user can obtain to have the licence of digital content on first destination device 104 under the prerequisite of the suitable purchasing price of payment.In an example, purchasing price or subscription price can be discounted price.

In particular aspects, licensed service 110 can receive the request of user to chosen content, and search content entitlements database 120 is to seek the content of being asked.In one embodiment, but licensed service 110 search content entitlements database 120, the registered content of the metadata of the meta data match that is associated with the content that searching has with the user selectes.In an example, user's request can comprise the list of meta data that is associated with chosen content.According to an aspect, the list of meta data that licensed service 110 search are associated with the registered content that stores content rights database 120 into.

If licensed service 110 navigates to the metadata that the same registered content of the meta data match that is associated with the content of selecting with the end user is associated, the first permission client 112 in the primitive apparatus 102 can be notified so.At this moment, user 124 can be sent to the licence of preferred type licensed service 110.After receiving the selection of user, can produce the licence that has corresponding to the type of user preference to licence.

In an example, for instance, the second permission client 114 can download to first destination device 104 from permit server 106 via network 108.After the second permission client 114 downloads to first destination device 104, can make the destination device 104 of winning to receive chosen content and License Info from permit server 106.After receiving License Info and chosen content, user 124 can carry out the second permission client 114, so that insert the chosen content on first destination device 104.

According to an example, content licensing system 100 can automatically send to first destination device 104 with chosen content and License Info substantially after the initial connection of first destination device 104.For instance, be connected to network 108 and first destination device 104 after the connection of network 108 is identified at first destination device 104, chosen content and License Info can be sent to first destination device 104, and need not any interaction with user 124, or only need be from minimum interaction of the user 124.Permit server 106 can be further be transferred to primitive apparatus 102 with the copy of new licensing agreement.

In one aspect, the first permission client 112 and the second permission client 114 can be the software application that can carry out respectively in primitive apparatus 102 and destination device 104, as described herein.In this way, user 124 is given the chance of using or have user's chosen content according to new licensing agreement legally, even described content originally was illegal underground year.

According to an example, content licensing system 100 can be through implementing so that the user can download on destination device 126 or insert can be by the user's of primitive apparatus 102 accesses music.In an example, primitive apparatus 102 can be the desktop calculation element, and first destination device 104 is a mobile device.

In an example, the first permission client 112 can scan primitive apparatus 102, and the location downloads to 100 (100) individual music files on the primitive apparatus 102.In an example, user 124 may download described 100 music files on primitive apparatus under the prerequisite of the purchase total price of having paid 100 dollars ().The scan operation of the first permission client 112 can further be positioned at other 200 (200) the individual music files that can be inserted by primitive apparatus 102 that define on other calculation element on the network 108.In an example, the user may not pay 200 dollars of required ($200.00) buying expenses and insert described 200 music files.In other words, user 124 may not have described 200 files of access under the proper situation of authorizing.

According to an example, though user 124 may want to download on first destination device 104 that is associated with user 124 or insert all described 300 (300) individual music files, user 124 may not want to pay other 100 dollars () 100 legal music files are downloaded on first destination device 104.In addition, user 124 may wish to download 200 illegal music files under the proper situation of authorizing having on first destination device 104, and the expense of required 200 dollars () of nonpayment.

Therefore, in one aspect in, the content licensing system can be valuably provides according to new licensing agreement to user 124 and with discounted price 300 complete music files is downloaded to chance on first destination device 104.In this way, user 124 need not from the beginning to finish watching another catalogue so that find and download the music file that is present in the user preference in the catalogue that is associated with primitive apparatus 102.In addition, the user can insert the music that the user selectes by discounted price.

In this way, content licensing system 100 can provide reception user 124 to be used the chance of the payment of 200 illegal music files on first destination device 104 to one or more music label companies that have right and content.Most probably, music label company can not receive any reward that user 124 is used 200 illegal music files on primitive apparatus 102.In addition, content licensing system 100 can be on one or more music label companies provide based on the device that resides on the user or the type of the music file that can be inserted by the user and extra music file is sold to user 124 chance.

Advance to Fig. 2, show the second exemplary unrestricted aspect of content licensing system, and its summary is expressed as 200.As shown in the figure, content licensing system 200 can comprise primitive apparatus 202, destination device 204 and permit server 206.In particular aspects, permit server 206 can be communicated by letter with first destination device 204 with primitive apparatus 202 with the communication channel that is associated via network 208.Network 208 can be the network of any kind.For instance, network 208 can be cable network, wireless network, private network, public network or its arbitrary combination.In addition, the communication channel that is associated can be wire communication channel, radio communication channel or its combination of any kind.

Fig. 2 indicates permit server 206 can comprise licensed service 210 therein.In addition, primitive apparatus 202 can comprise the first permission client 212 that is installed in wherein (for example, in the memory of primitive apparatus 202).Destination device 204 also can comprise the second permission client 214 therein.

As shown in Figure 2, the first right holder 216 can (for example) communicate by letter with permit server 206 via network 208.The first right holder 216 can conclude first agreement (A1) 218 with permit server 206 owner of permit server 206 (that is, with).As described in more detail, first agreement 218 can be authorized permit server 206 or its owner and used or have by the first right holder 216 and create, have or the licence of the whole or specified subset of content associated therewith otherwise.Can under the prerequisite of collection of charges or other reward, authorize described licence.

Fig. 2 shows that further content rights database 220 can be connected to permit server 206 or can be inserted by permit server 206.But content rights database 220 memory contentss and the right 222 that is associated, for example content and the right that receives from the first right holder 216.

Fig. 2 describes user 224 and can be associated with primitive apparatus 202.In addition, content store database 226 can be connected to primitive apparatus 202.In particular aspects, user 224 can use primitive apparatus 202 to insert the chosen content that is stored on the content store database 226.Should be understood that content store database 226 can be the medium of any suitable memory contents.

As illustrated in fig. 2, content licensing system 200 can further comprise distribution system 228, and it can be inserted via network 208 by primitive apparatus 202.Fig. 2 shows that distribution system 228 can comprise accounting system 230 and transmission system 232 therein.In addition, Fig. 2 indicate permit server 206 further (for example in licensed service 210) comprise supervisor engine 2 34.

In particular aspects, permit server 206 can be similar to the permit server of describing in conjunction with about Fig. 1 106 (Fig. 1) in configuration and operating aspect.Permit server 206 can comprise to be authorized user 224 according to the agreement 218 between the permit server 206 and the first right holder 216 and uses on first destination device 204 or have a mandate from the licence of user's chosen content of primitive apparatus 202.

In an example, admission process downloads to the first permission client 212 primitive apparatus 202 and begins by user 224.In an example, the user interface that the first permission client 212 can use web browser to provide, so that communicate by letter with permit server 206, and initial admission process.Perhaps, first user interface of permitting client 212 can use primitive apparatus 202 to be provided comes initial admission process.

After client 212 was downloaded, the first permission client 212 can be carried out on primitive apparatus 202 in first permission, and residing on interior on the primitive apparatus 202 with scanning primitive apparatus 202 with the location perhaps can be by the content of user 224 via primitive apparatus 202 accesses.Can understand, described content also can store content store database 226 into, but described content store database 226 Local or Remotes reside on the network equipment.

According to an aspect, the first permission client 212 can scan in the primitive apparatus 202 or the library file in the content store database 226.Library file can comprise the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with chosen content.In another aspect, the first permission client 212 can produce with network equipment on the tabulation of the metadata that can be associated by the content that user 224 inserts by means of primitive apparatus 202.

At this moment, user 224 can be given acquisition inserts the selection subsets of whole contents or content on first destination device 204 the option of new permit.

After user 224 made a choice, the first permission client 212 can send to licensed service 210 in the permit server 206 to the request of chosen content with the user.According to an aspect, the user who is sent request can comprise the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with chosen content.In an example, but the supervisor engine 2 34 analysis user requests in the permit server 206, and search content entitlements database 220 comprises registered content with the metadata of the meta data match that is associated with user's chosen content with searching.In an example, but permit server 206 trustships be used for permission to use or have the business logic that resides on the primitive apparatus 202 content that can insert by primitive apparatus 202.

According to an aspect, supervisor engine 2 34 can scan the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with registered content on the content rights database 220, so that find or locate the registered content that comprises with the metadata of the meta data match that is associated with chosen content.If navigated to the metadata of the coupling that is associated with chosen content, user 224 can be notified so.After receiving notice, user 224 can select to continue to obtain to have the licence of chosen content on first destination device 204.Perhaps, the user can select to obtain according to subscription plan the licence of use chosen content.Then, user's preference can be sent to licensed service 210.

After receiving user's preference, licensed service 210 can produce new licensing agreement, and the tabulation of the metadata that will be associated with content, License Info and the expense of being associated that the user selectes is forwarded to distribution system 228.Transmission system 232 in the distribution system 228 can receive the list of meta data that is associated with chosen content.Transmission system 232 can further insert content rights database 220, so that the retrieval chosen content.Transmission system 232 can be delivered to chosen content the second permission client 214 of definition on first destination device 204.For instance, in an example, permit server 206 can be communicated by letter with distribution system 230, transmits operation to transmit chosen content so that call.

In particular aspects, the accounting system 230 in the distribution system 228 can receive License Info and the cost information that is associated with new permit.In addition, accounting system 230 can directly be opened bill at any expense of dealing with according to new licensing agreement to user 224.According to an example, permission client 212,214 can be when sending the list of meta data that is associated with chosen content to be permitted via http communication agreement and permit server 206 interactions with communicate by letter.Permit server 206 can be communicated by letter with distribution system 228 via SOAP or HTTP.

Referring now to Fig. 3,, shows the 3rd exemplary unrestricted aspect of content licensing system, and its summary is expressed as 300.As shown in the figure, content licensing system 300 can comprise primitive apparatus 302, first destination device 304, second destination device 306 and permit server 308.In particular aspects, permit server 308 can be communicated by letter with primitive apparatus 302, first destination device 304 and second destination device 306 with the communication channel that is associated via network 310.Network 310 can be the network of any kind.For instance, network 310 can be cable network, wireless network, private network, public network or its arbitrary combination.In addition, the communication channel that is associated can be wire communication channel, radio communication channel or its combination of any kind.

Fig. 3 indicates permit server 308 can comprise licensed service 312 therein.In addition, primitive apparatus 302 can comprise the first permission client 314 that is installed in wherein (for example, in the memory of primitive apparatus 302).First destination device 304 also can comprise the second permission client 316 therein.In addition, second destination device 306 can comprise the 3rd permission client 318 that is installed in wherein.

As shown in Figure 3, the first right holder 320 can (for example) communicate by letter with permit server 308 via network 310 with the second right holder 322.The first right holder 320 can conclude first agreement (A1) 324 with permit server 308 owner of permit server 308 (that is, with).In addition, the second right holder 322 can conclude second agreement (A2) 326 with permit server 308 owner of permit server 308 (that is, with).As described in more detail, first agreement, 324 and second agreement 326 can be authorized permit server 308 or its owner and used or have and created, had by the first right holder 320 and the second right holder 322 respectively or the licence of the whole or specified subset of content associated therewith otherwise.Can under the prerequisite of collection of charges or other reward, authorize described licence.

Fig. 3 shows that further content rights database 328 can be connected to permit server 308 or can be inserted by permit server 308.But content rights database 328 memory contentss and the right 330 that is associated, for example content and the right that receives from the first right holder 320 and the second right holder 322.

Fig. 3 describes user 332 and can be associated with primitive apparatus 302.In addition, content store database 334 can be connected to primitive apparatus 302, and content 336 can be stored in the content store database 334.In particular aspects, user 332 can use primitive apparatus 302 to insert the chosen content that is stored on the content store database 334.Should be understood that content store database 334 can be the medium of any suitable memory contents.

As illustrated in fig. 3, content licensing system 300 can further comprise distribution system 338, and it can be inserted via network 310 by primitive apparatus 302.Distribution system 338 can be similar to distribution system mentioned above 228 (Fig. 2) and configuration and can be similar to it and operate.Fig. 3 indicate permit server 308 further (for example in licensed service 312) comprise supervisor engine 3 40.

As indicated above, content 336 can be stored on the content store database 334.In particular aspects, content store database 334 can comprise the tabulation of user content and associated metadata.For instance, as illustrated in fig. 3, content 1, content 2, content 3, content 4 and content 5 can comprise metadata C1 associated therewith, C2, C3, C4 and C5 respectively.

User 332 can be chosen in the selection subsets that inserts whole contents 336 or content 336 on first destination device 304 or second destination device 306.In particular aspects, the first permission client 304 can send to licensed service 308 to the request that access has the chosen content of metadata C1, C2, C3 and C5 with the user.But the supervisor engine 3 40 analysis user requests in the licensed service 308, and initial search to content entitlements database 328 comprise registered content with the metadata of the meta data match that is associated with user's chosen content with searching.

In illustrated example, the first right holder 320 can comprise the content to 328 registrations of content entitlements database.Described content can comprise metadata C1, C2 and C3 and content rights database 328.Right R-AA can create according to first agreement 324, and right R-AA can be associated with metadata C1, C2 and C3.Compare, right R-AB also can create according to second agreement 326 between the second right holder 322 and the permit server 308 (that is its owner).

Therefore, 40 pairs of content entitlements database 328 of supervisor engine 3 causes navigating to coupling at chosen content C1, C2 and C3 at having search with the registered content of the metadata of the meta data match of user's chosen content.On the contrary, the user can't be satisfied the requests for content with metadata C5, because the metadata C5 that is associated with content 5 does not register to content entitlements database 328 according to first agreement, 322 or second agreement 326.At this moment, user 322 can the notified new permit that can't obtain to insert content C5 with discounted price on first destination device 304 or second destination device 306.

After receiving notice, user 332 can select to continue to obtain to insert the licence of registered content (for example, the subclass of chosen content).For instance, user 332 can select to buy option, and the user is selected to be sent to licensed service 312.Supervisor engine 3 40 can produce authorizes user 332 has the right of chosen content 1, content 2 and content 3 on first destination device 304 under the prerequisite of the suitable expense of payment new permit.

In another aspect, user 332 can ask to use the licence of chosen content on second destination device 306 under the prerequisite that the suitable subscription charge of payment is used.License Info and the metadata that is associated with chosen content can be sent to distribution system 338.Use list of meta data, distribution system 338 can obtain content 1, content 2 and content 3 from content rights database 328, and chosen content is forwarded to first destination device 304 and second destination device 306.In an example, distribution system 338 can be

Transmission system.

Before chosen content being forwarded to first destination device 304 and second destination device 306, the second permission client 316 and the 3rd permission client 318 can download to first destination device 304 and second destination device 306 respectively.After permission client 304,306 downloads to first destination device 304 and second destination device 306, can make destination device 304,306 to receive chosen content and corresponding License Info from permit server 308.After receiving License Info and chosen content, user 332 can insert chosen content on first destination device 304 or second destination device 306.

Referring to Fig. 4, show the 4th exemplary unrestricted aspect of content licensing system, and its summary is expressed as 400.As shown in the figure, content licensing system 400 can comprise primitive apparatus 402, first destination device 404, second destination device 406 and permit server 408.In particular aspects, permit server 408 can be communicated by letter with primitive apparatus 402, first destination device 404 and second destination device 406 with the communication channel that is associated via network 410.Network 410 can be the network of any kind.For instance, network 410 can be cable network, wireless network, private network, public network or its arbitrary combination.In addition, the communication channel that is associated can be wire communication channel, radio communication channel or its combination of any kind.

Fig. 4 indicates permit server 408 can comprise licensed service 412 therein.In addition, primitive apparatus 402 can comprise the first permission client 414 that is installed in wherein (for example, in the memory of primitive apparatus 402).First destination device 404 also can comprise the second permission client 416 therein.In addition, second destination device 406 can comprise the 3rd permission client 418 that is installed in wherein.

As shown in Figure 4, the first right holder 420 can (for example) communicate by letter with permit server 408 via network 410 with the second right holder 422.The first right holder 420 can conclude first agreement (A1) 424 with permit server 408 owner of permit server 408 (that is, with).In addition, the second right holder 422 can conclude second agreement (A2) 426 with permit server 408 owner of permit server 408 (that is, with).As described in more detail, first agreement, 424 and second agreement 426 can be authorized permit server 408 or its owner and used or have and created, had by the first right holder 420 and the second right holder 422 respectively or the licence of the whole or specified subset of content associated therewith otherwise.Can under the prerequisite of collection of charges or other reward, authorize described licence.

Fig. 4 shows that further content rights database 428 can be connected to permit server 408 or can be inserted by permit server 408.But content rights database 428 memory contentss and the right 430 that is associated, for example content and the right that receives from the first right holder 420 and the second right holder 422.

Fig. 4 describes user 432 and can be associated with primitive apparatus 402.In addition, content store database 434 can be connected to primitive apparatus 402, and content 436 can be stored in the content store database 434.In particular aspects, user 432 can use primitive apparatus 402 to insert the chosen content that is stored on the content store database 434.Should be understood that content store database 434 can be the medium of any suitable memory contents.

As illustrated in fig. 4, permit server 408 can further comprise management engine 438, interface engine 440, book keeping operation engine 442 and delivery engine 444.Management engine 438, interface engine 440, book keeping operation engine 442 and delivery engine 444 can be the part of licensed service 412.

In particular aspects, user 432 can be by downloading to primitive apparatus 402 initial admission process with the first permission client 414.After download was finished, the first permission client 414 can scan primitive apparatus 402, was downloaded to the digital content of primitive apparatus 402 or the digital content that can use primitive apparatus 402 to insert by the user with searching.Such as among Fig. 4 displaying, can comprise metadata C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 respectively by the content 436 (for example content 1, content 2, content 3, content 4 and content 5) that primitive apparatus 402 inserts.

User 432 can ask to insert chosen content 1, content 2 and content 3 on first destination device 404 and second destination device 406.After this, the first permission client 414 can send or otherwise be transferred to licensed service 412 to the request that inserts chosen content 1, content 2 and content 3 on first destination device 404 and second destination device 406 with the user.

According to an aspect, interface engine 440 can receive user's request, and the interface to primitive apparatus 402, first destination device 404 and second destination device 406 can be provided.In this way, interface engine 440 can provide the chance of watching the content that is stored on the primitive apparatus 432 or can be inserted by primitive apparatus 432 to user 432.

After the request of receiving, interface engine 440 can communicate the user's requests to management engine 438.In an example, but management engine 438 analysis user requests, and and initial search to content entitlements database 428 comprises and registered content corresponding to the metadata of the meta data match of user's chosen content with searching.In an example, the first right holder 420 may be to content entitlements database 428 register contents 1, content 2, content 3 and content 5.Yet the second right holder 422 may not have the content of being registered by the second right holder 422 in content rights database 428.

The search of 438 pairs of content entitlements database 428 of license management engine can cause locating the metadata with the meta data match that is associated with content 1, content 2 and content 3.On the other hand, the user can't be satisfied the request of content 5, because metadata C5 is not to 428 registrations of content entitlements database.After search was finished, interface engine 440 can notify the user available about option that obtains new permit and the expense option that is associated to the first permission client 414.

After receiving notice, user 432 can select to continue to insert the registered content that is associated with metadata C1, C2 and C3.At this moment, user's selection can be sent to interface engine 440.After this, management engine 438 can produce and authorize user 432 is chosen in the right of use chosen content on first destination device 404 and second destination device 406 according to subscription plan or purchase new permit.

In particular aspects, the second permission client, 416 transmission that delivery engine 444 can be on first destination device 404 or otherwise send the copy and the new permit agreement L1 of registered content 1, content 2 and content 3.Similarly, delivery engine 444 can transmit or otherwise send the copy and the new permit agreement L1 of registered content 1, content 2 and content 3 to the permission client on second destination device 418 418.In another aspect, delivery engine 444 can or otherwise send to primitive apparatus 402 with chosen content and new permit transmission.

Can understand, can authorize the right that user 432 has or insert the chosen content of registering to content entitlements database 428 legally via the new permit that permit server 408 obtains.Thus, in an example, but the implementation content licensing system, so that no matter how initial acquisition of user all authorizes the user used or downloaded content on destination device 404,406 right to the access of content or with the mode that content downloads to primitive apparatus 402.In other words, if user 432 had originally downloaded content under unauthorized situation, user 432 can be awarded the licence that uses illegal contents in first destination device 404, second destination device 406 or its combination so.Therefore, previous illegal unwarranted use to content can be authorized to and legalize.

Can further understand, according to an example, before obtaining new permit, user 432 may be required to provide authorization information.For instance, user 432 may be required to provide the suitable checking that is associated with user 432 to prove (for example, password) to the first permission client 414.In addition, the first permission client 414 can provide the checking that receives from user 432 to prove to permit server 408, and described checking is come into force.

Also can understand, the user can have the option of buying dissimilar occupancy permits with different licence fees.For instance, according to the clause of new permit agreement, permit server 408 can allow the user only with limited number of times, only in a certain total time, only in the described content of the first-class use of the machine of a certain type.In addition, in one aspect in, user 432 can obtain the access to want content, and need not content 436 is sent to destination device 404,406 from primitive apparatus 402.

Referring now to Fig. 5,, shows the 5th exemplary unrestricted aspect of content licensing system, and its summary is expressed as 500.As shown in the figure, content licensing system 500 can comprise primitive apparatus 502, first destination device 504, second destination device 506 and permit server 508.In particular aspects, permit server 508 can be communicated by letter with primitive apparatus 502, first destination device 504 and second destination device 506 with the communication channel that is associated via network 510.Network 510 can be the network of any kind.For instance, network 510 can be cable network, wireless network, private network, public network or its arbitrary combination.In addition, the communication channel that is associated can be wire communication channel, radio communication channel or its combination of any kind.

Fig. 5 indicates permit server 508 can comprise licensed service 512 therein.In addition, primitive apparatus 502 can comprise the first permission client 514 that is installed in wherein (for example, in the memory of primitive apparatus 502).First destination device 504 also can comprise the second permission client 516 therein.In addition, second destination device 506 can comprise the 3rd permission client 518 that is installed in wherein.

As shown in Figure 5, the first right holder 520 can (for example) communicate by letter with permit server 508 via network 510 with the second right holder 522.The first right holder 520 can conclude first agreement (A1) 524 with permit server 508 owner of permit server 508 (that is, with).In addition, the second right holder 522 can conclude second agreement (A2) 526 with permit server 508 owner of permit server 508 (that is, with).As described in more detail, first agreement, 524 and second agreement 526 can be authorized permit server 508 or its owner and used or have and created, had by the first right holder 520 and the second right holder 522 respectively or the licence of the whole or specified subset of content associated therewith otherwise.Can under the prerequisite of collection of charges or other reward, authorize described licence.

Fig. 5 shows that further content rights database 528 can be connected to permit server 508 or can be inserted by permit server 508.Content rights database 528 can be stored from the first right holder 520 content that receives and the right 530 that is associated and from the second right holder 522 content that receives and the right 532 that is associated.

Fig. 5 indicates user 534 to be associated with primitive apparatus 502.In addition, content store database 536 can be connected to primitive apparatus 502.In addition, server 538 can be connected to primitive apparatus 502, and can be used for inserting content store database 536.In particular aspects, user 534 can use primitive apparatus 502 to insert the chosen content that is stored on the content store database 536.Should be understood that content store database 536 can be the medium of any suitable memory contents.

As illustrated in fig. 5, content licensing system 500 can further comprise one or more communication towers 540.Each communication tower 540 can be connected to base station (not shown), and can be one or more wireless device services.Therefore, first destination device 504 and second destination device 506 can be cellular phone, beep-pager, portable digital-assistant (PDA), have the laptop computer of radio function, can with other portable electron device of other electronic installation radio communication, or its combination.In addition, first destination device 504 and second destination device 506 can be via communication tower 540 and network 510 and other component communications that is connected to it.

In particular aspects, data can transmission between the first wireless mobile destination device 504 and the second wireless mobile destination device 506 and communication tower 540 respectively.As hereinafter will describing in detail, communicating by letter between wireless mobile destination device 504,506 and the communication tower 540 can be based on different technologies.The data that received by communication tower 540 can be sent to base station (not shown), and then, described data can be forwarded to mobile switching centre (MSC) (not shown).MSC connectable to network 510, network 510 can be high speed data network.

Content licensing system 500 can be similar to the mode of previous described system 100,200,300,400 and operate.Therefore, user 534 can be at least in part be stored on the primitive apparatus 502 or primitive apparatus 502 available contents and at least in part based on the right 530,532 that is stored in the content on the content rights database 528 and is associated based on current, obtains to insert in first wireless destination device 504, the second wireless destination device 506 or its combination the licence of content.

Referring now to Fig. 6,, shows the method that obtains content licenses according to an aspect.With square frame 602 beginning, can scan primitive apparatus by the processor in the primitive apparatus, reside on digital content on it with the location.At square frame 604 places, primitive apparatus can use the licence of digital content from the permit server request in primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination.In addition, at square frame 606 places, primitive apparatus can produce the card that asks for permission at the tabulation of digital content.At square frame 608 places, primitive apparatus can be transferred to permit server with the tabulation of digital content.At square frame 610 places, primitive apparatus can produce with the card that asks for permission at the tabulation of the metadata that is associated of digital content.In addition, at square frame 612 places, primitive apparatus can be transferred to permit server with the tabulation of metadata.

Move to square frame 614, primitive apparatus can receive permit server and navigate to the content of coupling and the notice of the right that is associated.At square frame 616 places, primitive apparatus can transmit the licence of the type of being asked.At square frame 618 places, primitive apparatus can receive the licence of the type of being asked.Then, described method can finish for 620 times at state.

In particular aspects, the digital content that is initially positioned at the primitive apparatus place may be authorized to use, uncommitted use or its combination.In addition, the licence that receives can be licensed the digital content of previous uncommitted use.

Fig. 7 explanation is according to the method that content licenses is provided of another aspect.With square frame 702 beginnings, but permit server accessory rights holder receiving digital contents.At square frame 704 places, but permit server accessory rights holder receives the right that is associated with digital content.In addition, at square frame 706 places, permit server can be stored in digital content and the right that is associated in the content rights database.

Advance to square frame 708, permit server can receive use the request of the licence of content at destination device from primitive apparatus.At square frame 710 places, permit server can from primitive apparatus receive the card that asks for permission at the tabulation of content.In addition, at square frame 712 places, but permit server search content entitlements database is with the content of location coupling.

Move to square frame 714, permit server can receive the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with digital content.At square frame 716 places, permit server can use described metadata to come the search content entitlements database.In addition, at square frame 718 places, permit server can navigate to the notice of the content of coupling in primitive apparatus is transmitted in the content rights database.

At square frame 720 places, permit server can receive the licence of the type of being asked from primitive apparatus.Proceed to square frame 722, permit server can be with the permission client downloads to destination device.In addition, at square frame 724 places, permit server can download to destination device with the digital content of coupling.At square frame 726 places, permit server can be transferred to destination device with licence.After this, at square frame 728 places, permit server can be transferred to primitive apparatus with the copy of licence.Then, described method can finish for 730 times at state.

Fig. 8 explanation is according to the data network 800 of an aspect.Network 800 can comprise the first wireless device 802 of communicating by letter with radio data network 804 via radio communication channel 806.Network 800 also can comprise server 808, and its operation is to provide service to first wireless device 802 and other entity of communicating by letter with network 804.Server 808 can be coupled to network 804 by link 810, and link 810 can be the wired or wireless link of any kind.For instance, in one aspect in, wireless device 802 can be radio telephone, and server 808 can be a part that provides the national communication network of application program and/or content of multimedia to device 802.Second wireless device 812 also can be coupled to network 804.

In particular aspects, server 808 can be transferred to licensc e data 816 first wireless device 802, second wireless device 812 or its combination or from first wireless device 802, second wireless device 812 or its combined reception licensc e data 816.According to an embodiment, licensc e data 816 can comprise music or video content 818, insert the licence 820 and the permission client 822 of content.In particular aspects, server 808 can be transferred to licensc e data 816 wireless device 802,808 or receive licensc e data 816 from wireless device 802,808.

Fig. 8 shows that further server 808 can comprise processor 824 and memory 826, or can be by a certain other computer-readable media of processor 824 accesses.In addition, database 828 can be coupled or otherwise be connected to server 808.Licensc e data 816 can be stored in the database 828.

Fig. 9 shows that explanation can operate will transmit the functional block diagram of delivery of content to an aspect of the server 900 of one or more wireless devices as a stream via radio data network.As describing among Fig. 9, server 900 can comprise the processing logic 902 that is coupled to internal data bus 904.Memory 906, user interface 908 and network interface 910 also are coupled to internal data bus 904.Server 900 also can comprise permission client 912, and it can be inserted by processing logic 902 that is coupled to internal bus 904 and application memory 906.Server 900 can further comprise the licensed service 914 that is coupled to internal data bus 904.Permit server 914 can be the application program that can be carried out by processing logic 902 that is stored in the memory.Licensed service 914 and processing logic 902 may be able to be operated to carry out one or more in the method step described herein.One or more in the described method step can be used as instruction and are stored in (for example) memory 906.Licensed service 914 can comprise the metadata 916 that is associated with one or more users or user's set.In addition, but licensed service 914 contents/right 918.Licensed service 914 can be used metadata 916, so that locating content, the right that is associated with content, and authorize the licence that uses described content at the wireless device place.

In aspect one or more, processing logic 902 comprises the combination of CPU, gate array, hardware logic, software or hardware and software.Therefore, processing logic 902 can comprise usually in order to carry out the logic of machine readable instructions.In other words, processing logic 902 can serve as the device that is used to carry out one or more computer programs that can comprise method step disclosed herein.

Memory 906 can comprise the memory of random-access memory (ram), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, electricallyerasable ROM (EEROM) (EEROM) or any other adequate types, or its combination.In one aspect, memory 906 is positioned at server 900 inside.In another aspect, memory 906 comprises loaded and unloaded storage card or the storage arrangement that optionally is attached to server 900 and therefore is coupled to internal bus 904.Therefore, memory 906 can comprise the memory that can store the instruction that can be carried out by processing logic 902 of any kind almost.

User interface 908 can (for example) allow the input mechanism reception user of user and wireless device interaction to import 920 from keyboard, indicator device, touch pad or any other.User interface 908 also can be coupled to display unit, and for example cathode ray tube (CRT) display, LCD (LCD), light-emitting diode (LED) or any other type provides the display unit of Visual Display to the user.The the inputing or outputing device and also can be coupled to user interface 908 of any other type, for example disk storage device, audio logic, video-unit etc.

Network interface 910 operations are transmitted and reception information between server 900 and external device (ED), system and/or network to use communication link 922.For instance, in one aspect in, network interface 910 comprises radio transceiver circuit (not shown), its operation is to use communication link 922 via radio data network transmission and reception information.For instance, communication link 922 can be the communication link 106 shown in Fig. 1.For instance, transceiver comprises the circuit of the information that receives from processing logic 902 being modulated and modulated information translation is become to be fit to the high-frequency signal of wireless transmission.Similarly, transceiver comprises also that the high-frequency communication signal that will receive converts to and is fit to demodulation and by the circuit of the signal of processing logic 902 subsequent treatment.

In another aspect, network interface 910 comprises transceiver, and its operation is to transmit and reception information via hard-wired communications link (for example data wire of telephone wire or other type), to communicate by letter with the remote system on the public data network (for example internet).

In aspect another, network interface 910 comprises the circuit of operation to communicate by letter with local device (for example local work station).Network interface 910 also can comprise the circuit (for example, serial or parallel port logic) of communicating by letter with printer or other local computer or device (for example floppy disk or storage card).Therefore, network interface 910 can comprise hardware, software or its combination of any kind, with device or the system communication that allows server 900 and other Local or Remote to locate.

In the operating period of server 900, processing logic 902 can be carried out the program command that is stored in the memory 906 to implement function described herein.For instance, in one aspect in, server 900 can be implemented described function when processing logic 902 is carried out the program command that is stored in the memory 906.In another aspect, program command is stored on the computer-readable media (for example storage arrangement of floppy disk, compact disk (CD), storage card, flash memory device, ROM or any other type).Program command can be loaded in the memory 906 via network interface 910.For instance, server 900 can download to program command the memory 906 from computer-readable media via network interface 910.

Referring to Figure 10, show wireless telephonic exemplary unrestricted aspect, and its summary is expressed as 1020.As shown in the figure, wireless device 1020 comprises system on chip 1022, and it comprises digital signal processor 1024 and the analogue signal processor 1026 that is coupled.As illustrated in fig. 10, display controller 1028 and touch screen controller 1030 are coupled to digital signal processor 1024.And the touch-screen display 1032 in system on chip 1022 outsides is coupled to display controller 1028 and touch screen controller 1030.

The further instruction video encoder 1034 of Figure 10 (for example phase alternate line (PAL) encoder, transmit colored and storage (SECAM) encoder or national television system committee (NTSC) encoder in proper order) is coupled to digital signal processor 1024.In addition, the video amplifier 1036 is coupled to video encoder 1034 and touch-screen display 1032.In addition, video port 1038 is coupled to the video amplifier 1036.As describing among Figure 10, USB (USB) controller 1040 is coupled to digital signal processor 1024.In addition, USB port 1042 is coupled to USB controller 1040.Memory 1044 and subscriber identity module (SIM) card 1046 also can be coupled to digital signal processor 1024.In addition, as shown in Figure 10, digital camera 1048 can be coupled to digital signal processor 1024.In aspect exemplary, digital camera 1048 is charge coupled device (CCD) camera or complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) (CMOS) camera.

As further specifying among Figure 10, stereo audio CODEC 1050 can be coupled to analogue signal processor 1026.In addition, audio frequency amplifier 1052 can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC 1050.In aspect exemplary, first boombox 1054 and second boombox 1056 are coupled to audio frequency amplifier 1052.Figure 10 shows that amplifier of microphone 1058 also can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC 1050.In addition, microphone 1060 can be coupled to amplifier of microphone 1058.In particular aspects, frequency modulation (FM) radio tuner 1062 can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC1050.In addition, FM antenna 1064 is coupled to FM radio tuner 1062.In addition, stereo headset 1066 can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC 1050.

Figure 10 further indicates radio frequency (RF) transceiver 1068 can be coupled to analogue signal processor 1026.RF switch 1070 can be coupled to RF transceiver 1068 and RF antenna 1072.As shown in Figure 10, keyboard 1074 can be coupled to analogue signal processor 1026.In addition, the mono headset with microphone 1076 can be coupled to analogue signal processor 1026.In addition, vibrator assembly 1078 can be coupled to analogue signal processor 1026.Figure 10 shows that also power supply 1080 can be coupled to system on chip 1022.In particular aspects, power supply 1080 is direct current (DC) power supply, and its each assembly that needs electric power to wireless device 1020 provides electric power.In addition, in particular aspects, power supply is the chargeable DC battery or the DC power supply of deriving from the AC that is connected to interchange (AC) power supply to the DC transformer.

Figure 10 shows that also wireless device 1020 also can comprise permission client 1082, for example the permission client of above describing to Fig. 5 in conjunction with Fig. 1.Wireless device 1020 also can comprise digital content 1084 and insert the licence 1086 of digital content 1084.Permission client 1084 may be able to be operated the metadata 1086 that is associated with specific digital content 1084 to catch.Permission client 1084 also may be able to be operated metadata 1086 be transferred to permit server and receive licence 1086 from permit server.

As describing among Figure 10, touch-screen display 1032, video port 1038, USB port 1042, camera 1048, first boombox 1054, second boombox 1056, microphone 1060, FM antenna 1064, stereo headset 1066, RF switch 1070, RF antenna 1072, keyboard 1074, mono headset 1076, vibrator 1078 and power supply 1080 are in system on chip 1022 outsides.

In particular aspects, the one or more computer program instructions that can be used as in the method step described herein are stored in the memory 1044.These instructions can be carried out by

processor

1024,1026, so that carry out method described herein.In addition,

processor

1024,1026, memory 1044 is stored in instruction wherein, or its combination can be served as the one or more device that is used for carrying out method step described herein.

To understand, method step described herein not necessarily must be carried out with described order.In addition, for example words such as " after this ", " following ", " next " are not intended to limit the order of described step.The person browses to described method step description that these words only are used for the guiding reading.

To understand, in system described herein, device and server can be including (but not limited to) any devices with the computer platform that comprises memory and processor.Memory (that is computer-readable media) can serve as to be used to store can be carried out to carry out various step described herein so that the device of the application program of the card that asks for permission, licensure or its combination.In addition, processor can serve as the device that is used to carry out these a little application programs.

Primitive apparatus (for example) can comprise the wired or wireless device (for example, cellular phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), laptop computer, personal gaming device, bidirection pager, portable music device etc.) of any kind.In addition, permit server can comprise the wired or wireless device (for example, laptop computer, desktop PC etc.) of any kind.Destination device can comprise the wired or wireless device (for example, cellular phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), laptop computer, personal gaming device, bidirection pager, portable music device etc.) of any kind.In addition, can understand, the mobile computer system can be any transportable computer system (for example, on knee, type, hand held, mobile phone etc.) on hand.

Also can understand, apparatus for initiating only illustrates an aspect, and other device disposes function described herein may be provided.For instance, in the scope of disclosed herein and description, the function element that might make up, rearrange, change, add or delete primitive apparatus.What should further note is, permit server illustrates one or more aspects, and other disposes function described herein may be provided.For instance, in described scope of the present invention, the function element that might make up, rearrange, change, add or delete permit server.What should further note is, aspect of destination device explanation, and other device disposes function described herein may be provided.For instance, in the scope of disclosed herein and description, the function element that might make up, rearrange, change, add or delete destination device.

The those skilled in the art must understand, and device and server are described with simplified way, to emphasize to provide and some assembly of content licensing system and the processing function associated that is associated.Should be appreciated that setter can be incorporated into functional or its a certain combination functional, that describe at server of describing at device, and other is functional.

For this purpose of description, be to use the known proof of any kind or verification technique suitably to prove the entity of the above-mentioned information of supposition transmission, receive information thereby make any receiving system can examine it from believable source.

In aspect one or more, the content licensing system can utilize one or more safe practices that safety and/or privacy are provided during described process.For instance, in one aspect in, permit server may be from user's secret security code before the request of process user.Described security code can comprise the security information of user's identity, PIN numbering or other security code or any other type, but so that maintenance customer's safety and privacy.

State that as mentioned described device and server can be including (but not limited to) the devices that comprises the computer platform that comprises memory and processor.Described computer platform may be able to be operated with in transmission over networks or receive data, or executive routine and/or application program.Computer platform may further can be operated randomly to show from any network equipment or to be connected to network or to be connected to the data of other computer installation transmission of described device and server.For instance, computer platform can hardware, firmware, software, data, executable instruction and its embodied in combination.

Computer platform can comprise memory, and memory can comprise volatibility and nonvolatile memory.In addition, processor can comprise the various processing subsystems with hardware, firmware, software, data, executable instruction and its embodied in combination, the functional and device of its implement device and server and the operability of server on network.One or more in the method step described herein can be the instruction that is stored in the computer-readable media (that is memory).Processor can be carried out described instruction, so that carry out method step described herein.Therefore, processor, memory, instruction or its combination can be served as the device that is used to carry out one or more method steps described herein.

The those skilled in the art must further understand, and the configuration of content licensing system is the exemplary configuration that is fit to the different aspect of implementation content licensing system.Thus, in the scope of the application's case, also might use other function element or arrangements of components to come the implementation content licensing system.

It should be noted that Fig. 1 only illustrates some aspects to server illustrated in fig. 5 configuration and device configuration, and other server configuration and/or device dispose function described herein may be provided.For instance, in described scope, might make up, rearrange, change, add or delete the function element of server and/or device.Should also be clear that and in given embodiment, not adopt one or more in the operation described herein.

The those skilled in the art should further understand, various illustrative components, blocks, module, processor, device, circuit and the algorithm steps described in conjunction with aspect disclosed herein (for example can be embodied as electronic hardware, numeral embodiment, simulation embodiment or both combinations, it can use source code or a certain other technology to design), incorporate various forms of programs or design code (it can be described as " software " or " software module " for convenience at this paper) or the two combination that instruction is arranged into.For this interchangeability of hardware and software clearly is described, above according to various Illustrative components, piece, module, circuit and the functional of step it is described substantially.With this functional hardware that is embodied as still is that software depends on application-specific and the design constraint of forcing on whole system.The those skilled in the art can implement described functional at each application-specific by different way, but these a little implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing departing from scope of the present invention.

The those skilled in the art must further understand, and wired and/or wireless connections can further comprise network, for example one in data network and the communication network or arbitrary combination.In certain aspects, (for example) network for example can comprise multicast network whole of forward link (FLO) network only or certain is a part of, comprises the MediaFLO that can buy from the Qualcomm in San Diego, CA city ^TMSystem.In one aspect, described network can comprise one or combination in other network, for example: digital video broadcasting (DVB) network, for example be used for satellite DVB-S, be used for cable DVB-C, be used for the land TV DVB-T, be used for the DVB-H of the land TV of handheld device; The land telephone network; The satellite phone network; Infrared network is (for example based on the network of Infrared Data Association (IrDA); Short-range wireless networking;

Technical network;

Protocol network; Ultra broadband (UWB) protocol network; Family expenses radio frequency (HomeRF) network; Share WAP (wireless access protocol) (SWAP) network; Broadband network, for example wireless ethernet compatibility alliance (WECA) network, Wireless Fidelity alliance (Wi-Fi Alliance) network and 802.xx network; PSTN; Public heterogeneous communication network (for example internet); Privately owned communication network; And land mobile radio telephone network.

In addition, the example of the telephone network that can comprise in some aspects of network comprises one in the analog-and digital-networks/technologies or arbitrary combination, for example: code division multiple access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (WCDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), advanced mobile phone service (AMPS), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), OFDM (OFDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM), single carrier (1X) radio transmission techniques (RTT), evolution data (EV-DO) technology only, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), enhanced data gsm environment (EDGE), the high rate downlink data grouping inserts (HSPDA), analog-and digital-satellite system, and any other can be in communication network and data network at least one in the technique/protocol used.

In addition, computer platform can hardware, firmware, software, data, executable instruction and its make up and embody.

In destination device is defined as aspect of exemplary cellular phone, processor can comprise one or combination of the processing subsystem that is used for communicating by letter in addition, for example sound, nonvolatile memory, file system, transmission, reception, searcher, layer 1, layer 2, layer 3, master control, teleprogram, hand-held set, power management, digital signal processor, information receiving, call manager,

System,

LPOS, location engine, user interface, dormancy, data, services, fail safe, checking, USIM/SIM, voice service, sound synthesizer, information receiving, figure, USB, multimedia etc.For the aspect that is disclosed, the processing subsystem of processor can comprise any subsystem components with realization functional application program interactive described herein of carrying out on computer platform.

In addition, device and server can have one or more input mechanisms that are used for producing the input that arrives device, and can further have one or more output mechanisms of the information of the user's consumption that is used to produce supplying apparatus.For instance, the input mechanism mechanisms such as microphone that can comprise key for example or keyboard, navigation sector, mouse, touch-screen display, be associated with sound identification module.In certain aspects, input mechanism provides the user to import with application program on the activation of wireless device or module or interactive with it.In addition, (for example) output mechanism can comprise and can operate to present the display of UI, audio tweeter, haptic feedback mechanism etc.

Various illustrative logical, logical block, module and the circuit of describing in conjunction with aspect disclosed herein can be implemented or carry out with the following: general processor, digital signal processor (DSP), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or its through design to carry out arbitrary combination of function described herein.General processor can be microprocessor, but in replacement scheme, processor can be any conventional processors, controller, microcontroller or state machine.Processor also can be embodied as the combination of calculation element, and for example DSP combines the DSP core with combination, one or more microprocessors of the combination of microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, or any other this type of configuration.In addition, at least one processor can comprise can operate with carry out step as described above and/or the action in one or more one or more modules.

In addition, aspect one or more are exemplary in, described function can hardware, software, firmware or its arbitrary combination are implemented.If with software implementation, so described function can be stored on the computer-readable media, or transmits via computer-readable media as one or more instructions or code.Computer-readable media comprises computer storage media may and communication medium, and communication medium comprises any promotion computer program and is sent to another local medium from a place.Medium can be any useable medium that can be inserted by computer.As an example and unrestricted, this computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage apparatus, disk storage device or other magnetic storage device, or any other can be used for carrying or store the medium of the program code of wanting that adopts instruction or data structure form and can be inserted by computer.In addition, any connection all is called computer-readable media suitably.For instance, if software is to use coaxial cable, fiber optic cables, twisted-pair feeder, digital subscribe lines (DSL), or for example wireless technologys such as infrared ray, radio and microwave from the website, server or other long-range source transmission, so coaxial cable, fiber optic cables, twisted-pair feeder, DSL or for example wireless technologys such as infrared ray, radio and microwave be included in the definition of medium.As used herein, disk and CD comprise compact disk (CD), laser-optical disk, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray Disc, wherein disk reproduces data with magnetic means usually, and CD reproduces data with laser with optical mode.Above-mentioned every combination also should be included in the scope of computer-readable media.

Though the disclosure shows illustrative aspect of front it should be noted that and can make various changes and modification therein under situation about not breaking away from as the scope aspect institute's description of being defined by appended claims.In addition, although may describe or advocate the element of institute description aspect, unless clearly statement is limited to singulative otherwise contains plural form with singulative.In addition, except as otherwise noted, otherwise all or part of of either side can utilize with all or part of of arbitrary others.

Claims

1. method that obtains to use one or more licences of content, described method comprises:

The scanning primitive apparatus resides on digital content on it with the location; And

Use the licence of described digital content in described primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination from the permit server request.

2. method according to claim 1, it further comprises:

Produce the described licence of request at the tabulation of digital content; And

Described digital content tabulation is transferred to described permit server.

3. method according to claim 1, it further comprises:

Produce with ask described licence at the tabulation of the metadata that is associated of described digital content; And described list of meta data is transferred to described permit server.

4. method according to claim 1, it further comprises:

Receive described permit server and navigate to the content of coupling and the notice of the right that is associated.

5. method according to claim 4, it further comprises:

The licence of the type that transmission is asked; And

Receive the licence of described type of asking.

6. method according to claim 1, wherein said digital content are that be authorized to use, uncommitted use or its combination.

7. method according to claim 6, wherein said licence is licensed the digital content of previous uncommitted use.

8. device that is used to insert content, described device comprises:

Be used to scan primitive apparatus resides on the digital content on it with the location device; And

Be used for using in described primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination the device of the licence of described digital content from the permit server request.

9. device according to claim 8, it further comprises:

Be used to produce the described licence of request at the device of tabulation of digital content; And

Be used for described digital content tabulation is transferred to the device of described permit server.

10. device according to claim 8, it further comprises:

Be used to produce with ask described licence at the device of tabulation of the metadata that is associated of described digital content; And

Be used for described list of meta data is transferred to the device of described permit server.

11. device according to claim 8, it further comprises:

Be used to receive the device that described permit server navigates to content with the notice of the right that is associated of coupling.

12. device according to claim 11, it further comprises:

Be used to transmit the device of the licence of the type of being asked; And

Be used to receive the device of the licence of described type of asking.

13. device according to claim 8, wherein said digital content are that be authorized to use, uncommitted use or its combination.

14. device according to claim 13, wherein said licence is licensed the digital content of previous uncommitted use.

15. a device that is used to insert content, described device comprises:

Processor; And

Memory, it can insert for described processor, and wherein said memory comprises:

Be used to scan primitive apparatus resides on the digital content on it with the location at least one instruction; And

Be used for using in described primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination at least one instruction of the licence of described digital content from the permit server request.

16. device according to claim 15, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used to produce the described licence of request at least one instruction of tabulation of digital content; And

Be used for described digital content tabulation is transferred at least one instruction of described permit server.

17. device according to claim 15, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used to produce with ask described licence at least one instruction of tabulation of the metadata that is associated of described digital content; And

Be used for described list of meta data is transferred at least one instruction of described permit server.

18. device according to claim 15, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used to receive at least one instruction that described permit server navigates to content with the notice of the right that is associated of coupling.

19. device according to claim 18, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used to transmit at least one instruction of the licence of the type of being asked; And

Be used to receive at least one instruction of the licence of described type of asking.

20. device according to claim 15, wherein said digital content are that be authorized to use, uncommitted use or its combination.

21. device according to claim 20, wherein said licence is licensed the digital content of previous uncommitted use.

22. a computer program, it comprises:

Computer-readable media, it comprises:

Be used to cause the computer scanning primitive apparatus to reside at least one instruction of the digital content on it with the location; And

Be used to cause computer to use at least one instruction of the licence of described digital content in described primitive apparatus, destination device or its combination from the permit server request.

23. computer program according to claim 22, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer produce the described licence of request at least one instruction of tabulation of digital content; And

Be used to cause computer described digital content tabulation to be transferred at least one instruction of described permit server.

24. computer program according to claim 22, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer produce with ask described licence at least one instruction of tabulation of the metadata that is associated of described digital content; And

Be used to cause computer described list of meta data to be transferred at least one instruction of described permit server.

25. computer program according to claim 22, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer to receive at least one instruction that described permit server navigates to content with the notice of the right that is associated of coupling.

26. computer program according to claim 22, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer to transmit at least one instruction of the licence of the type of being asked; And

Be used to cause computer to receive at least one instruction of the licence of described type of asking.

27. computer program according to claim 22, wherein said digital content are that be authorized to use, uncommitted use or its combination.

28. computer program according to claim 27, wherein said licence is licensed the digital content of previous uncommitted use.

29. the method for an organize content licence, described method comprises:

Receive use the request of the licence of content at destination device from primitive apparatus;

From described primitive apparatus receive the described licence of request at the tabulation of digital content; And

The search content entitlements database is with the content of location coupling.

30. method according to claim 29, it further comprises:

The notification transmission that will navigate to the content of coupling in described content rights database arrives described primitive apparatus.

31. method according to claim 30, it further comprises:

Receive the licence of the type of being asked from described primitive apparatus.

32. method according to claim 31, it further comprises:

To permit client downloads to described destination device.

33. method according to claim 32, it further comprises:

The digital content of described coupling is downloaded to described destination device.

34. method according to claim 33, it further comprises:

Described licence is transferred to described destination device; And

The copy of described licence is transferred to described primitive apparatus.

35. method according to claim 29, it further comprises:

Receive the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with digital content; And

Use described metadata to search for described content rights database.

36. method according to claim 29, it further comprises:

Accessory rights holder receiving digital contents;

Receive the right that is associated with described digital content from described right holder; And

Described digital content and the right that is associated are stored in the described content rights database.

37. a permit server, described server comprises:

Be used for receiving device to the request of the licence that uses content at destination device from primitive apparatus;

Be used for from described primitive apparatus receive the described licence of request at the device of tabulation of digital content; And

Be used for the device of search content entitlements database with the content of location coupling.

38. according to the described permit server of claim 37, it further comprises:

The notification transmission of content that is used for navigating to coupling in described content rights database is to the device of described primitive apparatus.

39. according to the described permit server of claim 38, it further comprises:

Be used for receiving the device of the licence of the type of being asked from described primitive apparatus.

40. according to the described permit server of claim 39, it further comprises:

Be used for the device of permission client downloads to described destination device.

41. according to the described permit server of claim 40, it further comprises:

Be used for the digital content of described coupling is downloaded to the device of described destination device.

42. according to the described permit server of claim 41, it further comprises:

Be used for described licence is transferred to the device of described destination device; And

Be used for the copy of described licence is transferred to the device of described primitive apparatus.

43. according to the described permit server of claim 37, it further comprises:

Be used to receive the device of the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with digital content; And

Be used to use described metadata to search for the device of described content rights database.

44. according to the described permit server of claim 37, it further comprises:

The device that is used for accessory rights holder receiving digital contents;

Be used for receiving the device of the right that is associated with described digital content from described right holder; And

Be used for described digital content and the right that is associated are stored in the device of described content rights database.

45. a permit server, described server comprises:

Processor; And

Be used for receiving at least one instruction to the request of the licence that uses content at destination device from primitive apparatus;

Be used for from described primitive apparatus receive the described licence of request at least one instruction of tabulation of digital content; And

Be used at least one instruction of search content entitlements database with the content of location coupling.

46. according to the described permit server of claim 45, wherein said memory further comprises:

The notification transmission of content that is used for navigating to coupling in described content rights database is at least one instruction of described primitive apparatus.

47. according to the described permit server of claim 46, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used for receiving at least one instruction of the licence of the type of being asked from described primitive apparatus.

48. according to the described permit server of claim 47, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used at least one instruction of permission client downloads to described destination device.

49. according to the described permit server of claim 48, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used for the digital content of described coupling is downloaded at least one instruction of described destination device.

50. according to the described permit server of claim 49, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used for described licence is transferred at least one instruction of described destination device; And

Be used for the copy of described licence is transferred at least one instruction of described primitive apparatus.

51. according to the described permit server of claim 45, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used to receive at least one instruction of the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with digital content; And

Be used to use described metadata to search at least one instruction of described content rights database.

52. according to the described permit server of claim 45, wherein said memory further comprises:

Be used at least one instruction of accessory rights holder receiving digital contents;

Be used for receiving at least one instruction of the right that is associated with described digital content from described right holder; And

Be used for described digital content and the right that is associated are stored at least one instruction of described content rights database.

53. a computer program, it comprises:

Computer-readable media, it comprises:

Be used to cause computer to receive at least one instruction to the request of the licence that uses content at destination device from primitive apparatus;

Be used to cause computer from described primitive apparatus receive the described licence of request at least one instruction of tabulation of digital content; And

Be used to cause at least one instruction of computer search content rights database with the content of location coupling.

54. according to the described computer program of claim 53, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer will in described content rights database, navigate to the notification transmission of content of coupling at least one instruction of described primitive apparatus.

55. according to the described computer program of claim 54, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer to receive at least one instruction of the licence of the type of being asked from described primitive apparatus.

56. according to the described computer program of claim 55, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer will permit client downloads at least one instruction to described destination device.

57. according to the described computer program of claim 56, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer the digital content of described coupling to be downloaded at least one instruction of described destination device.

58. according to the described computer program of claim 57, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer described licence to be transferred at least one instruction of described destination device; And

Be used to cause computer the copy of described licence to be transferred at least one instruction of described primitive apparatus.

59. according to the described computer program of claim 53, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause computer to receive at least one instruction of the tabulation of the metadata that is associated with digital content; And

Be used to cause computer to use described metadata to search at least one instruction of described content rights database.

60. according to the described computer program of claim 53, wherein said computer-readable media further comprises:

Be used to cause at least one instruction of computer accessory rights holder receiving digital contents;

Be used to cause computer to receive at least one instruction of the right that is associated with described digital content from described right holder; And

Be used for causing computer described digital content and the right that is associated to be stored at least one instruction of described content rights database.

61. a content licensing system, it comprises:

First device, it can be operated to insert content; And

Permit server, it is communicated by letter with described first device, and described permit server can be operated to produce and use and can install the licence of the described content that inserts by described first.

62. according to the described content licensing system of claim 61, it further comprises:

Second device, it is communicated by letter with described permit server, and described second device can be operated can be by the described content of the described first device access to insert.

63. a content licensing system, it comprises:

First device, it can be operated to insert content; And

Permit server, it is communicated by letter with described first device, and described permit server can be operated with generation and have installing the licence of the right of the described content that inserts by described first.

64. according to the described content licensing system of claim 63, it further comprises:

Second device, it is communicated by letter with described permit server, and described second device can be operated can be by the described content of the described first device access to insert according to described licence.

65. a content licensing system, it comprises:

First device, it can be operated to insert content;

Second device; And

Permit server, it communicate by letter with described second device with described first device, described permit server can operate be created in described second device upward use can install the licence of the described content of access by described first.

66. a content licensing system, it comprises:

First device, it can be operated to insert content;

Second device; And

Permit server, it is communicated by letter with described second device with described first device, described permit server can be operated with generation and have licence to the right of the described content that can be inserted by described first device, and wherein said second device can be operated to insert described content according to the described licence that is produced.